Category: writing
How do you know you’re a writer? If you wrote today, you’re a writer.
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A salute to those who make writers’ words come alive on paper. I’ve had the great privilege of working with award-winning page designers at various newspapers over the years, and they can make or break a reader’s first impression. My most recent project, a tribute to local women, has two completely different looks. The photo…
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Sometimes our local weekly newspaper lets me knock out a piece for them. My latest, brief profiles of the local women who made a difference in Eugene, Oregon, was a delight to research. While all of the women I wrote about are inspiring, I’m deeply intrigued by Alice Hall Chapman. She was a physician and…
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Think about this: Back in 2004, there were about 34 reporters working at The Register-Guard. Today there are nine. There is no question that Eugene’s hometown newspaper is not the publication it once was. People here shake their heads and talk about the last straw that made them cancel their subscriptions. But that’s shortsighted. Canceling…
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 